BHMS Principal's Update 8/25/21
School Preparation Updates
As always, this newsletter/updates provides you with the most current information regarding activities, procedures, and the like. To access all past correspondence and newsletters, there is a link provided at the end of each newsletter.
As stated previously Executive Order 251 mandates that all school employees and students wear masks while inside the school buildings. That means as a public school and public school district we must abide by that directive. When we collapsed the cohorts last year, we had great success with continuing the low transmission rate at the school. While we were not able to social distrance in all areas, the proper wearing of masks kept our transmission rate less than 1%.
Lastly, all sports physicals for running club, dance team, field hockey should have been returned to the nurse by now for review so your child can participate in sports.
Looking forward to seeing all the Bulldogs soon.
Sincerely,
Mike D'Ostilio
In this Newsletter:
- Mask Mandate
- Superintendent's Message
- Verifying Contacts and Forms in Unified Classroom
- 6th Grade Move In Day Information
- Bulldog Spirit Wear Apparel
- Sports, Physicals, Field Hockey Try Outs, Dance Team, Running Club.
- Summer Reading
- PTO Information
- Signing Up for Remind Text Notifications
- Building Better Bulldogs Mission and Vision
New and Important Information
PAST Due...Annual Information Update Due.
August 25 or 30, 2021...Locker Move in Day for 6th graders
September 1, 2021...School Begins
September 3 and 6, 2021...Labor Day Holiday...Schools Closed
September 8-10...3:30-5pm...Field Hockey Tryouts
September 14...6:30pm...Back to School Night
September 19...Last day to order Bunker Hill Spirit Wear
October 8...First Day of Dance Team Practice
Keeping Up with What is Going on at the Hill!!!
Mask Mandate in Effect
- All visitors to the building must wear a mask when in the building.
- If students opt to decorate their lockers, there is no contact paper to be used and no decorating the front of the locker, just the inside.
- Have fun...this is a big deal for our 6th graders.
Students will be able to access their locker and get a sense of their schedule of classes.
Purchase Bulldog Apparel Sale Ends 9/19/21
Stocks Poundcake Fundraiser
Stocks Fundraisers: 2 Delivery Dates (9/25 and 10/28)...See Ordering Info
New in 2021-22. Students will Carry and Display IDs
Students Should Pay Attention to the Bunker Hill Middle School Foot Traffic Pattern
Message from Ms. Mallett, advisor/choreographer of the Dance Team.
Our 2021-22 Dance Team will begin rehearsals on Friday, October 8th at 3pm. All students who wish to participate will need to turn in physicals as this is a dance program and physicals will be required to join the team. For or more information or email kmallett@wtps.org. As we start the new school year, more information will be available about Dance Team to students and parents/guardians.
Thank you,
Ms. Mallett
Dance Team Advisor/Choreographer
Message from Ms. Braker, advisor of the running club
Looking ahead, running club will be Mondays and Wednesdays after school starting in mid-September. Make sure you get an updated physical in to the nurse as soon as possible so you don’t miss any runs. This year we plan to start with a time trial, similar to what you do in gym, so we can track progress. Miss Heston ran in college and will share some tips with us as well. If you have younger siblings or friends you think might want to join us, send them this email.
High school kids, we will still have our monthly Sunday runs at the park, we are aiming for the second or third Sunday of each month, but we’ll have to see how that works out. I will send out info as soon as we set some dates. We also plan on doing some fundraising so we can buy shirts for the team. Any artistic peeps out there, come up with a design. Maybe a running bulldog?
That’s all for now. Look for a second email next week with some race opportunities. Read, actual races, not the virtual ones.
Take care and happy running.
Questions about running club? Email Ms. Braker or Ms. Flaherty at
Building Better Bulldogs (3Bs) Mission and Vision
This pandemic has created so many questions and concerns for students that are well beyond academics. We are committed to providing a safe environment where students can express themselves as they question the ebb and flow of their world around them. Please see below our affirmations about Buidling Better Bulldogs and the people we as Bulldogs aim to be.
Bunker Hill Middle School: Home of the Bulldogs
Email: ddijohn@wtps.org
Website: https://www.wtps.org/bunkerhill
Location: 372 Pitman Downer Road, Sewell, NJ, USA
Phone: 856 881 7007
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